ALT USA Today A clock change dilemma pits science vs. politics Some politicians want permanent daylight saving time, but a chorus of scientists say that's the wrong way to fix the seasonal time change problem. Doyle Rice & Jeanine Santucci Updated Oct. 10, 2026, 11:35 a.m. ET Daylight is already fading, and soon Americans will set back the clocks too. But this year political support is building for doing away with seasonal time changes by switching to permanent daylight saving time. That would be a mistake, scientists say. A new report echoes a chorus of scientific research saying that permanent standard time is the best solution for eliminating the dreaded twice-yearly clock change. You might enjoy daylight saving time for its later sunsets throughout the year. But standard time's earlier sunrises are more in line with our body clocks, leading to better sleep and mood, authors of the report say. For now, most of the nation is scheduled to set the clocks back Nov. 1, ending…